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Hamas conflict will heighten vigilance in Seoul

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NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA

These include border surveillance, human intelligence and Pyongyang-Hamas links. Joint live-fire exercises with US forces on October 25-27 were billed as targeting “large-scale…

Phishing threatens state and corporate cybersecurity

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INT

One group is based in Russia, the other in Iran. The advisory highlights how little some of the primary tactics and techniques used by cybercriminals and state intelligence…

Chinese firms will expand presence in South-east Asia

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CHINA/SOUTH-EAST ASIA

South-east Asia maintained its position as the largest recipient (40%) of China’s total Asia-Pacific engagement, which was valued at USD14.8bn, up USD12.4bn from 2022. In recent…

Brazil's China ties will be crucial but fractious

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BRAZIL

Following an election campaign marked by anti-Chinese rhetoric, the Bolsonaro administration appears to be softening its tone and embracing the prospect of continued close…

Jordanian stability will outface economic challenges

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JORDAN

Activists had threatened more protests if progress were not achieved by that deadline. There have been no reforms as yet and a new draft income-tax law offered for public…

Factors encouraging Lithuanians to emigrate will fall

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LITHUANIA

Before COVID-19 intervened, economic growth, rising wages, the development of high-tech sectors and Brexit were encouraging immigration. In 2019, 51% of immigrants were…

Ivory Coast-Burkina Faso border areas pose fresh risks

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IVORY COAST/BURKINA FASO

The attack, which killed at least twelve members of the security forces, was an apparent act of revenge for the recent joint Ivorian-Burkinabe counterterrorist mission ‘Operation…

Eurasian union not in a strong position to help Russia

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EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION

Unlike the EU, the EEU is dominated by one state, Russia, which created it to exert power over former Soviet territories and which makes and breaks the rules. Moscow now wants to…

Anti-West bias mars South Africa's global influence

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SOUTH AFRICA

Minister of State Security David Mahlobo was quick to dismiss the alert, saying "there was no immediate danger", emphasising that South Africa is a "stable democracy". His…

Nigeria poll signals profound political shift

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NIGERIA

This is the first time that an opposition party has won a multi-party election in Nigeria. Popular support has never before trumped the advantages of incumbency which have…